Shoe and method of making the same



Deco 1924. 1517,26

. F. M. FURBER SHOE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Original Filed sept. 6; 191a Patented cc. 2, 1924:.

FREDERICK M; FURBER, OF REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION, OF PATEIRSON, NEW JERSEY; A CORPOR'ATIGN OF JERSEY.:

SI-IOE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME.

Application filed September 6,1918, Serial No. 252,867.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it know-nthat I, FREDERICK FUR- BER; a citizen 0t theUnited States, re-. siding at Revere, in the county of Sufiolk h and Stateof Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvementsin Shoes and Methods of Makingthe Same, of whichthe following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, isca. specification,

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Thisinvention... relates. to the manufactu-re ofshoes; and. more especially t0 improved 'm'ethodsiofmaking the bottoms of shoes.-- The-invention. is herein explained.

for the purpose of illustration; as applied to the manufacture of shoes of the type in which the-outsol'e consists of forepart and shank portions of superior stock terminating a short distance-rearwardly of the heel breast, and constituting a short sole, and a sole extension member or heel portion, preferablyof inferiorstock; having its forward edge' abutting against the rear end of the outsole, the heel of the shoe covering the junction of the two members.

In producing soles of this kind itis Very important to secure a connection between theabutting edge faces of the short sole and the extension or heel member that will maintain aclose'and firm joint permanently since-any separation of thetwo members and the-consequent opening up of the joint will produce-a crack appearing on the edge surface of the soleso as to mar its finish and detract from the 'appearanceof the shoe. A-difficultywery often encountered is that the shrinkage which occurs after the shoe is made by reason of the moisture drying out Of"lI-l1B. 'Sl'lO6t(-3I1(lS to cause a separation between the-two sole members? a1id,witl'i the methods-now employed in assembling the two members, it isextremely difficult to prevent such. shrinkage and consequent damageto the shoe.

It isan object of the present invention to provide an improved" method. of as semblingisuchmembers together which will nut; be; dependent for, satistactony results upon-ytheskill and attention. of. thetopera- {Hi e and -.which;. will. offset to a. largeuextent the effects. of any, shrinkage. of. the. shoe stock en-thef'sh eiis c mpleted.

In one important. aspect this 2 inventifij i RenewedAngust 5, 1920. SeriaIJNoJAOLES'Y'.

the .said. inembersinto juxtaposition and then relatively movingsaid. arts heightwisev to. crowd. said ends long tudinally; to. s ier:

Tl1e .i1132e11l1l011 in; thisijand .othe ,n.i-. aspects will he more. fully understood from. thei-folr lowing description with the aid .of theaccompanyingdrawings and will thenbe more definitely pointed out. in the claims.

Fig. 1 of the drawings is a plan view of a short sole and an extension member fitted to facilitate the practice of this invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a shoe in process of manufacture with the extension member,.shown as attached to the shoeheel. about to be assembled with the short sole.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig.2 showing. the parts assembled and permanently secured together.

A shortoutsole 1 of superior material, shown as attached to a shoe, including a welt, an. upperand insole, and adapted to extend a short distance under the. shoe heel. is slit .at its rear end at 2 to provide marginal portions 3, 8 and an intermediate portion 4. The extension member or piece 5 for thesake of economy may be of inferior material and preferably is of approximately the same thickness as the combined outsole and welt and extends from the rear end. of the heel to a line back of the heel breast. Either the intermediate portion of the sole between theslits2or the opposed. portion. of the extension member is cut away as at 6 to provide clearanceso that said intermediate portions offer no obstruction to aclosecontact. ofmarginalflportions 3,123

with the. extension. member at the hedge-.- of

thesole where the jointis exposed intho finishedshoe. Asherein. shown, the: 501s is provided with. a jig:.hole.l.0 to-fit .ovcr theforemost of,. two j ig. pins 12.: 1111811 411 1- ing fromthelast. or other support-1 when the .sole .has1beencorrectly locatednpon.:the bottom .of: the .wveltedshoe anditliegrnarginal portions 3,L ,.3...ar.e left free. when the 1 S01 is stitched 1- to the shoe. The. extension member is shown as attached to the heel before the latter is applied to the shoe, and the heel is shown as having jig holes 13 accurately located to fitover the pins 12 when the heel is in the right longitudinal relation to the shoe. Any other suitable system may be employed for restraining the sole member 1 and the extension member from relative longitudinal movement while they are being assembled.

For' the purpose of more certainly securinga close joint between the sole and the extension member at their exposed edges, the marginal members 3,3 are preliminarily shortened "as, for example, by being bent upwardly and "forwardly as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The parts are so proportioned that when brought together as in Fig. 2 the extension member may be lowered into contact with the upturned ends 3, 3, substantially touching but without overlapping the rear-points thereof, and that when the heel is further loweredit bends downwardly and backwardly the ends 3, 3 which, because they are already in abutting relation to the extension member, are crowded with a toggle-like action against the extension member to form a tight joint therewith. The heel is secured to the shoe while the bottom members. are in this relation, for example by attaching nails driven from the inside of the shoe as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3; p

Having explainedthe nature of this invention and described how it may be practiced, I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent ot the United States That improvement in methods of making shoes which .consists in providing a short sole to extend under the heel breast, fitting its end to present upturned marginal corners and a'recessed intermediate edge. providing a sole extension member to extend fromthe rear end of the heel to the short sole, attaching the sole to a shoe attaching the extension member to the shoe heel, providing the sole and the shoe heel with guiding surfaces adapted to be alined when the short sole and the sole extension are in the right longitudinal relation to each other,

bringing together the heel and attached ex tension member with ashoe having the attached sole until the extension member and the upturned corners abut,.then guiding the sole and the heel relatively by said surfaces while bending the upturned corners downwardly until the extension member is brought into the plane of the sole, and securing the heel to the shoe with the corners crowded against the extension member.

ners of their adjacent ends, abutting said ends with the upturned corners in engage me'nt, restraining the short sole and extension member from relative lengthwise movement while forcing the upturned corners down into the plane of the sole during continued abutting engagement of the ends, and

fastening the short Sole and the extension member together with the corners under the endwise compression effected by the described procedure.

3. That improvement in methods of making close joints'between the edges of short soles and extension members which consists in slitting the short sole from its end forwardlv a short distance inward from each edge and upturning the marginal members thus produced, relatively constructing and arranging the portion of the short sole between the marginal members to provide clearance between said portion and'the adjacent end of the extension member, and forcing the marginal members and the extension member into the plane of the short sole while said members are held in enda bntti ng relation.

4-. That improvement in methods of making close joints between the edges of short soles and extension members which consists in end fitting said parts to abut at their lateral edges and have clearance between said edges. upturning the lateral edges oi one of said parts, abutting adjacent ends of said parts. and forcing them into the plane of the sole while restraining the parts from relative endwise displacement.

a That improvement in methods of making close joints between the edges of short soles and extension members which COHSiSlls in slitting a short sole from its end tor- \Vf-ll'CllfJ a short distance inward from cacl'i edge and upturning the marginal members thus nroduced relatively constructing and arranging the portion of the short sole between the marginal members to provide clearance between said portion and the adjacent end of the extension member, threading the short sole and a holder tor the extension member on a guide adapted to re strain said parts from endwisc displacement, and forcing said parts relatively along said guide with the extension member and said upturned members in abutting rela tion until the extension member is in the plane of: the short sole and the upturned members have simultaneously been turned down into said plane. I

6. That improvement in methods of making close joints between the edges of short soles and'extension members which consists in slitting a short sole from its end forwardly a short distance inward from each edge and upturning the marginal members thus produced, relatively constructing and arranging the portion of the short sole beill! tween the marginal members to provide clearance between said portion and the adjacent end of the extension member, attaching the extension member to a heel, providing the heel and the intermediate portion of the sole with holes located to be in endwise alineinent when thesole and heel are assembled, threading the sole and the heel on a guide pin, and forcing the heel down and causing the extension member first to be alined with said upturned members and thereafter forcing the heel down until said members: have been turned down and caused to crowd against the abutting end of the extension member.

7. That improvement in methods of making shoes which comprises fitting the adj acent ends of a short sole and an integral extension member to abut at their lateral edges and to provide clearance between them intermediate said edges, bringing said ends into juxta-position and then relatively moving said parts heightwise to crowd said ends longitudinally together.

8. That improvement in methods of making shoes which comprises fitting the adjacent ends of a short sole and an extension member to abut at their lateral edges, securing the sole to a shoe, bringing said ends into junta-position, and then, while moving said parts relatively in the general direction of the height of the shoe, crowding said ends longitudinally together.

9. That improvement in methods of making shoes which comprises forming a short sole with end portions at opposite sides out of the final position they are to occupy in the finished shoe and with an intermediate portion cut away between said end portions, bringing said end portions into juxta-position with relation to an extension member which constitutes a portion of a heel, attaching the heel to the shoe and, as a part of such operation, forcing said end portions into final position.

1.0. That improvement in methods of making shoes which comprises forminga short sole with end portions constructed and arranged to abut against an extension member at opposite margins thereof, said portions being also out of the final position which they are tooccupy in the finished shoe, securing said sole to the shoe, applying the extension member and a heel to the shoe and forcing said end portions into their final position and then securing the heel, the

extension member and said end portions permanently in such position.

11. That improvement in methods of making shoes which comprises fitting the adjacent ends of a short sole and an extension member to abut at their lateral edges, threading them on a guide adapted to restrain them from relative endwise displacement, forcing said parts relatively along said guide to bring them into alinement in abutting relation and securing them permanently to a shoe in such relation.

12. That improvement in methods of making shoes which comprises providing a shoe with a short outsole, securing a sole extension member to a heel as a part thereof, upturning the rear end of the outsole, engaging said extension member with said upturned end, forcing the heel into place with a toggle-like action between the heel and the end of the outsole to bend said end toward the shoe and insure a close joint between the outsole and heel, and securing the heel to the shoe while the parts are maintained in such relation.

13. That improvement in methods of making shoes which comprises slitting a short sole from its rear end forwardly at a short distance from each edge, deflecting the mar ginal portions thus produced out of the final position they are to occupy in the finished shoe, then bringing said portions into juxtaposition with relation to an extension member which constitutes a portion of a heel, attaching the heel to the shoe and, as a part of such operation, forcing said portions into final position.

14E. That improvement in methods of making shoes which comprises fiting the adjacent ends of a short sole and welt and also an extension member to abut at their lateral edges, bringing said ends into juxta-position, said sole and welt being secured to a shoe and said extension member to a heel, and then relatively moving said parts to crowd said ends longitudinally together.

15. A welt shoe having a bottom comprising a short sole and a heel including, a sole extension member with a straight end, said sole having marginal portions 3, 3 abutting firmly against said end, and a cutaway portion 6 affording clearance between said marginal portions.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

FREDERICK M. FURBER. 

